Coming up in September will be two retailer events that will have silver True Beadz for sale. True Stronghold will be at Beads Fanatic Sept. 7-10, costing 65€. The smaller Ten Twenty AM will be at Great Lakes Boutique Sept. 28-30 and cost $55. I put them both with the older Sweet Home on the right for a size comparison.
Here they are both on a bracelet. True Stronghold makes a great focal bead.
Ten Twenty AM looks very sweet with some Pandora Petite Facets.
Once again, the details on each bead are quite fantastic. I don’t have the True Tower from a couple of years ago so am really grateful to have this little castle! I love the bats on it! I’m not keen on bats but my cousin is a bat researcher and climbs down into caves to retrieve dead ones. They are very important to the eco system, so she does research on the white nose syndrome, which is killing lots of them off.
Anyway, back to pretty pictures with True Stronghold on a bangle with a couple of Stormy Heavens beads flanking it. Check out Beadsaholic for photos of True Stronghold on a necklace as it lends itself to that very well.
This is perhaps my favourite look below, with some Ohm Beads. I sort of picture this combo as being a bloody castle kind of look, where someone has been killed. 😳
Next is a muted shades of autumn theme with some Trollbeads, three of them being from last year’s autumn collection. I’m not sure the Purple Flower Mosaic works here, but I’ve been wearing it like this anyway. 🤔
Lastly, I got out my Hallowe’en beads and shined them up in order to make a themed bracelet, using True Beadz glass beads and assorted branded silver ones. I really like this! If anyone wants to know about a certain bead, just ask. It’s too bad Pandora retired that cute little ghost. The Mummy and Invisible Man are from Ohm Beads and are also perfect for Hallowe’en.
So, I hope that anyone who wants to buy either of these beads is able to get one. For those who have a True Tower or Sweet Home, either one of these beads would make a great addition.
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Love the bloody castle theme! Very Game of Thrones “Red Wedding-y.” 😊
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Ah! I don’t watch Games of Thrones but I’m glad you like it. I was also thinking maybe one could do a Shakespeare theme with the True Stronghold.
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Yes, a good one for “the Scottish play.”
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Love them both! Thank you for the size comparison shots! ❤
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My pleasure April. Thanks for reading! They are really lovely beads.
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Yup! Whoever is able to snag either is a lucky person!
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True Stronghold is a totally marvellous bead, a work of art! I love the way you have styled it and wish I was going to a bead event this fall. I love your Hallowe’en/ Autumn bracelet, too!
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Sarah, I also love the True Stronghold. The shape of it, the bricks, the bat…it all comes together and is quite fantastic!
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I LOVE the True Stronghold with the Ohm Glass, great combo, I hope to get one! 🙂
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Glad you like it! I hope you are able to get one. 😊
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Your Halloween bracelet is lovely! The event beads this year have been extra spectacular…and these two are no exception. I am hoping to buy a ten twenty am bead as I have successfully talked my sister into a 10 hour road-trip! I so enjoyed your IG trip pictures…you go to fascinating places. I especially liked your photos of Vietnam.
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Hi Elise! Wow, a beads road trip with your sister-what fun! You will really enjoy seeing all the beads in person, I’m sure. Glad you liked the trip photos-we are only just now recovering!
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These are both fantastic beads, and I hope to get them both. Stronghold is particularly amazing – the size, the detailing, the texture. It’s very evocative. Alexey certainly keeps upping his game! 😍
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Oh Kim, I so agree with you. I keep thinking about Stronghold actually. I love the curves on it and the shape plus the brick work is so fabulous. I do hope you can get them both. You seem pretty savvy about obtaining special beads and I’d love to see what you do with them.
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